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  • Psychological Measurement
  • Reproductive Health
  • Maternal Well-being

Background:

  • Assessing women's perceptions of pregnancy is crucial for maternal health.
  • Existing tools may not adequately capture negative pregnancy perceptions.
  • A validated measurement instrument is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a measurement tool for assessing negative perceptions of pregnancy.
  • To provide a reliable instrument for researchers and clinicians.

Main Methods:

  • Scale development involved item generation, expert review, and pilot testing.
  • Construct validity and reliability were assessed using exploratory factor analysis.
  • Data were collected from 327 pregnant women using SPSS and LISREL.

Main Results:

  • Exploratory factor analysis identified three factors explaining 54.152% of the variance.
  • Reliability coefficients (Cronbach's alpha) for the factors were .84, .80, and .81.
  • Item-total test correlations supported the scale's validity.

Conclusions:

  • The developed scale demonstrates adequate construct validity and reliability.
  • This tool can be effectively utilized to determine negative perceptions of pregnancy.
  • The scale offers a valuable resource for research and clinical practice in reproductive health.